Table 1. Characteristics of children under-five years of age with diarrhoea in Nepal, NDHS 2001–2011.
| Study variables | n(%) | Study variables | n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Residence | Parity | ||
| Rural | 2443(92.0) | 6+ | 332(12.5) |
| Urban | 211(8.0) | (4–5) | 505(19.0) |
| Ecological zone | (2–3) | 1144(43.1) | |
| Mountain | 219(8.3) | 1 | 674(25.4) |
| Hill | 1030(38.8) | Sex of child | |
| Terai | 1405(53.0) | Female | 1220(46.0) |
| Geographical region | Male | 1435(54.1) | |
| Central | 948(35.7) | Mother working status (n = 2628) | |
| Eastern | 632(23.8) | Currently working | 1829(68.9) |
| Western | 480(18.1) | Currently not working | 798(31.1) |
| Mid-western | 312(11.8) | Mother occupation (n = 2611) | |
| Far-western | 283(10.7) | Agriculture | 1827(68.8) |
| Mother education | Non- agriculture | 191(7.2) | |
| No education | 1723(64.9) | Not working | 593(23.3) |
| Primary | 442(16.7) | Household wealth index | |
| Some secondary to higher | 489(18.4) | Poor | 1300(49.0) |
| Mother literacy level (n = 2651) | Middle | 577(21.7) | |
| Cannot read at all | 1567(59.0) | Rich | 777(29.3) |
| Able to read | 1084(40.8) | Months of data collection | |
| Father education | January- March | 1420(53.5) | |
| No education | 1288(48.5) | April- August | 1235(46.5) |
| Primary | 869(32.7) | Child age in months | |
| Some secondary to higher | 498(18.7) | (0–11) | 690(26.0) |
| Mother age | (12–23) | 819(30.9) | |
| 30–49 | 787(39.6) | (24–59) | 1145(43.1) |
| 20–29 | 1662(62.6) | Use of health service during diarrhoea | |
| <20 | 206(7.8) | No | 1937(73.0) |
| Religion | Yes | 718(27.0) | |
| Buddhist | 218(8.2) | ||
| Hindu | 2166(81.6) | ||
| Others | 271(10.2) |
n: Weighted counts. Other religion Includes mainly Christian, Muslims and Kirat; Non-agriculture occupation includes skilled and professional jobs; Counts and percentages vary between categories because of missing values.